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Portugal is located on the Mediterranean Basin, the third most diverse hotspot of flora in the world. [1] Due to its geographical and climatic context - between the Atlantic and Mediterranean - Portugal has a high level of biodiversity on land and at sea.
The Protected areas of Portugal (Portuguese: Áreas protegidas de Portugal) are classified under a legal protection statute that allows for the adequate protection and maintenance of biodiversity, while providing services for ecosystem that maintains the natural and geological patrimony.
Biodiversity of Portugal This page was last edited on 17 July 2023, at 06:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Garden dormouse closeup Water vole Wood mouse. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.
The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (Portuguese: Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P.), ICNF, is the responsible governmental body for the nature and forest policies, including the management of Protected Areas and State managed national, municipal and communal forests of mainland Portugal.
Biodiversity of Portugal This page was last edited on 28 March 2023, at 09:10 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
The following is a list of ecoregions in Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions.
Forest of cork oaks in the south of Portugal Furthest extent of the Iberian woodlands. The woodlands of the Iberian Peninsula are distinct ecosystems on the Iberian Peninsula (which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar and Southern France). Although the various regions are each characterized by distinct vegetation, the borders between ...